With the onset of a new college school year, freshmen, as well as other students are being oriented (first hand), as well as renewing, the experience of college life. For many, it is their first experience of an extended time away from home. Opportunities that come with freedom, both good and bad, abound. What comes…
Women juggle many roles: jobs, mommies, wives, chauffeurs, students, grandmothers, leaders. … the list goes on. These roles are all demanding and the hours are few! A woman who is focused on getting it ALL done can be trying to live up to high expectations, whether self-imposed or other directed. Operating on the assumption that…
You are out enjoying time with your guy, when suddenly you notice that an attractive woman has just caught his attention. Your internal reaction will depend on numerous variables. The strengths and needs of the three people involved influences the dynamics of the incident. When your guy looks at another woman, consider the following as…
A Woman’s Life Journey of Body Acceptance Part Three: Moving into Body Acceptance for Women For women, body image issues can continue to dominate our acceptance of self throughout the college and adult years, ranging from focus on parts of our body we do not like to ways that we feel in our body movement. …
A Woman’s Life Journey of Body Acceptance Part 2 of 3: Teen Women Body Blues The teen years present a mix of fears related to body image for girls. This is magnified with normal insecurities regarding self-acceptance. Mixed messages are present from society’s view of what is beauty. Girls are transforming into women as their…
A Woman’s Life Journey of Body Acceptance Part 1 of 3: Beginning of Beauty or Beast? I came across a wonderful article in the March 2012 Real Simple magazine about a women’s journey in resolving her body image and recognizing her beauty (check it out; see resource below). It got me thinking about our individual…
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